Embroidery for finishing the edges of fabrics



Jan. 8,1924. 1,480,538

' W. N. PARKES EMBROIDERY FOR FINISHING THE EDGES 0F FABRICS Original Filed Feb; 25. 1919 WITNESSES: I I INVENTOR Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,480,53t PATENT OFFICE.-

WILLIAM N. PARKES, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

EMBROIDERY FOR FINISHING THE EDGES OF FABRICS.

Application filed February 25, 1919, Serial No. 279,094. Renewed October 11, 1928.

To all whom it may comem:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. PARKES, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Brookl n, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inform off the edge or edges of the fabric,

and the providing of means for holding the stitches made off the edge of the fabric in scallop form.

The embroidery herein illustrated and described is essentially composed of stitches made with a sewing machine, but, preferably of zigzag stitches made with a lock stitch zigzag sewing machine. To hold in position the stitches made ofi the edge of the fabric an auxiliary thread is referably looped completely around each. 0 the said stitches.

In U, S. Patent 875,607 issued to applicant Dec. 31, 1907, is illustrated means for making zigzag stitches, and means in combination therewith for looping an auxiliary thread completely around each stitch of one of the rows of stitches that a zigzag seam comprises. In U. S. Patent 875,625 also issued to applicant on Dec. 31, 1907, is illustrated. means for making the zigzag stitches, and for locating them in scallop design on the body of the fabric, or article, and in combination therewith means for looping an auxiliary thread around the stitches along the outer edge of the scallops so as to form a button hole finish along said Iii my copending application,-Serial No. 274,532 filed February 1st, 1919, is illustrated and described a sewing machine for making zigzag stitches, and means for use in combination for automatically forming and locatin these stitches in scallop embroidery along the edge of the fabric, with the stitches of the outer edge of the scallop embroidery located off the edge of'the fabric, and means for use in combination whereby an auxiliary bobbin thread, that constitutes my present invention. In connection with the filling material, however, it is noted that this is not essential to the invention as the auxiliary thread, as operated by the machine of my said copending application, holds in position the stitches of the embroidery made off the edge of the fabric'without the use of a filling material.

Fig. 1 .is a diagrammatic top plan View illustratin how the auxiliary threadis looped around t e stitches made along the-outer edge of the embroidery, and Fig. 2 is a bottom view of Fi 1. Fig. 3 is a view illustrating the auxiliary thread drawn sufficiently taut to form a button hole finish along the said outer edge of embroidery,

and also sufliciently taut to hold the stitches 7 along this edge in position.

In the drawings, 1 is the up or part of the fold of a stri of fabric, 2 t e under part,

3 one edge 0 the strip, 4 the other edge, and 5 is the folded ed e of the strip.

6 is the needle threa 7 the bobbin thread, 8 the auxiliary thread, and 9 is a filling material which is located under the stitch connecting links 10 of the needle thread, and 11 represents the stitch connecting links of bobbin thread.

All the inner stitches of the scallops are anchored in the fabric; these stitches are designated by the reference character 12, except the stitch which is located opposite the apex of the arch of the scallop which stitch is designated by 13 and the stitch opposite the cusp of the scallop which is designated bv 14.

All the outer stitches of the embroidery are designated by 15 except the stitches 16 and 17, which form the cusp of the scallops, and the stitches 18 and 19 which are located to form the apex of the scallops.

In the making of the preferred form of the scalloped embroidered edge,-the strip of fabric may be previously folded, or it may be folded by any suitable means as the stitches of the embroidery are made. The basic stitches of the embroidery may be formed by looping the needle thread 6 around the bobbin thread 7, thereby forming the well known lock stitch, which is made by a lock stitch sewing machine.

The stitches may be held in place, and a button hole finish made along the outer edge of the embroidery by making the stitches over a finger and by looping the auxiliary thread 8, around the stitch connecting links 10 of the needle thread, and then by drawin the auxiliary thread so that the said lin of needle thread become twisted around the auxiliary thread at the extreme outer edge of the scallops as illustrated and described in my before mentioned copending application.

The strip of fabric may be moved automatically to locate the stitches in the seallops, and the filling material 9 may be simultaneously therewith guided under the links of needle thread, as is also shown and described in the said copending application.-

Wjhile applicant. has herein illustrated the embroidery located along the folded edge of strips or pieces of fabric, it will of course be understood that it may also be made along the selvage edge or the raw edge of a single thickness of fabric, but, it will be more firmly secured when located alongthe folded or the selvage edge. And while the basic stitches are of the kind made on zigzag lock stitch machines applicant desires it to be understood that his invention is not limited to the use of this particular kind of basic stitch.

In practice, in finishing the edge of fabrics or articles with the large size scallops, the stitches 16 and 17 are made just inside theedge of the fabric, so that the stitches opposite the center of the arch of the scallops may be located securely in the edge of the fabric without having the embroidery of an excessive width. These stitches when made in the edge of the fabric are covered by the button hole finish so that it does not show from the top or rightside of the trimming that they are made in the edge of the fabric. It is desired however that it be understood that in practice, when it is not desired to have an of the edge of the fabric on'the undersi e of the work show outside the outer edge stitches of the embroidery, that stitches 16 and 17, as well as all the'other outer stitches of the embroidery are located ofi the edge of the fabric.

Applicant means, by the term scallop embroidery which is used herein, embroide comprising concavo-convex shaped embroi cred figures, or figures in the form of a segment of a circle. And the word fabric comprises fabric as a raw material, or fabrics partly or wholly made into an article or articles of manufacture.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new is:

1. An edging for fabrics comprising a row of sewing machine stitches formed in the fabric, a row of sewing machine stitches formed in a scallop design over and away from the edge of the fabric, the stitches formed over and away from the edge of the fabric connected with those formed in the fabric by connecting links of thread, the said stitches and connecting links of thread located so that the connecting links of thread extend progressively ste by step over and away from the edge of t e fabric and thereby serve as a finish continuously along said edge, and an auxiliary thread looped around the said connecting links of thread along the outer edge of the said scallop design.

2. An edging for fabrics having a straight edge, said edglng comprisin zigzag sewing machine stitches .located aFong said edge, the stitches of the inner edge of said zigzag stitches formed in the fabric, the stitches of the outer ed e of said zi za stitches formed in a scallop design wiic extends over and away from the edge of the fabric, and an auxiliary thread concatenated with the stitches formed over and away from the edge of the fabric.

3. An edging for fabrics comprising a. row of stitches formed in the fabric,

stitches formed in a scallop design off the edge of the fabric, all of said stitches comprising a needle thread and a bobbin thread, the stitches formed off the ed e of the fabric connected with those forms in the fabric by stitch connecting links of needle and bobbin thread, and an auxiliar thread looped around the stitch connecting links of needle thread.

4. An edging for fabrics comprising a row of lock stitches formed in the fabric, a row of lock stitches formed in a scallop design 0d the edge of the fabric, the stitches formed off the edge connected with those formed in the fabric by stitch connecting links of needle and bobbin thread, an aux- .iliary thread looped around the portions of the stitch connectin linksof needle thread which are located 0% the edge of the fabric and a filling material located under said portions of stitch connecting links of needle thread.

5. An edging for fabrics comprising lock stitch zigzag stitches located in scallops, the stitches of the inner edge of said scallo 5 formed in the fabric, the stitches of t e outer edge of said scallops formed off and away from'the edge of the fabric, and an auxiliary thread concatenated with the stitches which are formed 0d the edge of the fabricso as to hold. said stitches in position in said scallo 6. A scalloped ging for fabricsxlfcomprising a row of sewing machine lock stitches anchored consecutively step by step in a scallop design in the fabric, a sec- 0nd row of sewing machine lock stitches anchored consecutively step by step in 3 said scallop design over and away from the edge of the fabric, each of the stitches which are anchored over and away from the edge of the fabric connected consecutivel by stitch connecting links of thread wit an the stitches which are anchored in the fabric,

a filling material located under said stitch connecting links of thread, and an auxiliary thread looped consecutively around each of the stitch connecting links of thread along the outer edge of said scalloped edging. 15 In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM N. PARKES, Witnesses: a.

Emmnrn ODornm, HENRY F. Rmmmam 

